Mumbai police wardriving against terrorism

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After November’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, blame was flying thick and fast and some of it landed on Google Maps. That was embarassing, but now the understandably jumpy residents are worrying about a new threat: open wi-fi networks.

“It’s an awareness campaign, where the police officials will educate the users about security aspect of Wi-Fi networks. And the officer’s team will visit homes, schools, colleges and offices to check unsecured networks.”

Well, any campaign to increase the amount of people protecting their wi-fi is a good thing, but as a police action this really is a red herring, isn’t it? An attack of any sophistication wouldn’t rely on finding an open wi-fi connection.